Curricula

Objective

Leaders should be able to create a culture of continuous innovation, learning and improvement, where data is used to inform decision-making and drive change. The health and social service system plays a significant role in contributing to larger societal objectives and to well-being. Thus, the health and social system needs to be examined holistically to identify challenges and acknowledging the various interlinkages within systems functions and goals.

This master’s level course in management provides knowledge and competence for managing data-driven cultures and innovation of where change is needed. Students learn to use various methods to compare and experiment the performance of health and social systems and apply best practices for leading innovations in an organization.

After completing the course, the student will be able to:
Understand the importance and purpose of evaluating health service systems

Know different methods of examination of health and social service systems and their use

Understand and critically discuss fundamental issues on comparing and evaluating health and social service systems

Identify areas for development in managing innovations in an organization

Understand the importance and purpose of benchmarking and learning

Find and apply good practices in health and social service systems

Content

Principles and the role of evaluation in health and social services

The use of evaluation in decision making and in Health Systems Performance Assessment (HSPA)

Comparing and experimenting health and social service systems by measuring health and social service processes, determinants, and outcomes (indicators)

Different countries’ health and social service systems and their comparison

Tools and methods of benchmarking

Digital guidance & interaction in leading innovations

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

PASS

You can plan purposefully and diversely effective practices based on assessment information.

You can search for and utilize various assessment information in social and healthcare

You demonstrate understanding of the importance and purpose of benchmarking and learning

 

FAIL

The student does not achieve the learning objectives of the study module